Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2233: GeeBee and Other Fast Planes
Posted on · Episode: 2233 Gee Bee, Macchi-Castoldi, and the age of speed. Today, we go for speed.
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Houston Matters
Houston Group Re-Enacts War of the Worlds Broadcast on 75th Anniv.
Posted on · On Oct. 30, 1938 — 75 years ago — Orson Welles and his Mercury Theatre of the Air presented a radio adaptation of H.G. Wellsâ The War of the Worlds. Most of the broadcast was presented as a series of simulated news bulletins, so convincing that, as the story of an alien invasion by Martians […]
Houston Matters
Are University Debit Cards Misleading Students?
Posted on · Many colleges and universities have arrangements with banks and other financial institutions to provide students with debit cards. Some function as IDs, some are used to provide students who may not have a bank account with a way to access financial aid. Consumer groups like the Better Business Bureau and the Public Interest Research Group […]
Houston Matters
Welcome to Houston, newbie!
Posted on · If you feel like there are more people around the Bayou City these days â well, trust those feelings. The U.S. Census Bureau says the Houston metro area has seen greater population growth than any other U.S. metro area in the last decadeâ¦and last year, Harris County added more residents than any other U.S. county. […]